 To daily fraud, contempt, abuse and wrong, Within doors, or without, still as a fool, In power of others, never in my own; Scarce half I seem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without...  The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers - Page 20by British essayists - 1823Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1707 - 482 pages
...Within doors, or without, ftill as a fool. In pow'r of others, never in my ownj Scarce half I feem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Jrrecov'rably dark, total Eclipfc Without all hope of day ! O fir ft created Beam, and thou great Word,... | |
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...fee, Idark in Light expos'd To daily fraud, contempt, abufe and wrong, Within Doors, or without, ftill as a Fool, In power of others, never in my own •, Scarce half I feem to liver dead more than half.. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of Noon, krecoverably dark,... | |
 | 1729 - 320 pages
...Delight dnnull'd -•••• Still as a Foci, In Power of others, never in my own, Scarce half I feem to live, dead more than Half: O dark! dark ! dark! amid the Blaze of Noon: Irrecoverably dark, total Ecltpfe, Without all Hopes of Day ! • THE Enjoyment of Sight then being fo great a fing, and the... | |
 | 1739 - 332 pages
...of Delight Jnnultd • Still as a Fiol, In Potur of etlers, never in my eivn, Scarce half I feem fa live, dead more than Half; O dark! dark! dark! amid the Blaze of Noon: Irrecoverably dark, total Eclipfe, • Without all Hopes of Day ! ' THE Enjoyment of Sight then being fo great a Bleffing, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...Within doors, or without, ftill as a fool, In pow'r of others, never in my own ; Scarce half I feem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, S» Irrecoverably dark, total eclipfe • Without all hope of day ! . . O firft created Beam, and thou... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 880 pages
...Within doors, or without, Hill as a fool, In pow'r of others, never in my own ; Scarce half I feem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaie of noon, So Irrecoverably dark, total eclipfe Without all hope of day ! O firft created Beam,... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 630 pages
...see, I dark in light expos'd 75 To daily fraud, contempt, abuse, and wrong, Within doors, or without, still as a fool, In power of others, never in my own...half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, So Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day ! O first ereated beam, and thou great... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 738 pages
...I dark in light expos'd To daily fraud, contempt, abufe, and wrong, Within doors, or without, ftill as a fool, In power of others, never in my own ; Scarce half I feem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark,... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 430 pages
...I dark in light expos'd To daily fraud, contempt, abufe, and wrong, Within doors, or without, È11 as a fool, In power of others, never in my own ; Scarce half I fecm to live, dead more than half. ¾ dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1799 - 376 pages
...dark in light , expos'd To daily fraud, contempt, abufe, and wrong, Within doors or .without; ftill as a fool, In power of others , never in my own , Scarce half I feem to live , dead more than half. Unfortunate as he had proved in matrimony, he was probably induced... | |
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